Tag Archives: family

Green Onions

Posted on March 6, 2026 by Doc Arnett

Seeing two fresh sprigs of wild onions triggered a couple of strong memories for me… One of a classic rock tune by Booker T and the MGs. The other, how much my dairy farm dad hated them! Different perceptions are often explained by different impacts things have on different people… Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Farming, food, Gardening, Humor, Metaphysical Reflection, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged attitudes, dairy, dairy farm, empathy, family, farming, food, green onions, impact, life, milk processing, perceptions, understanding others | Comments Off

Welcome Home

Posted on February 20, 2026 by Doc Arnett

An extended family greeting at an airport reminded me of the joy we will one experience at the Great Reunion in Heaven. Continue reading →

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In Memory of Jerry Rich

Posted on January 14, 2026 by Doc Arnett

I’m not gonna say that when the Good Lord made Jerry Rich, He broke the mold. But I will say that I don’t think He used it very often after that. Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, Christian Devotions, Death & Dying, Family, Profiles, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged Arkansas City KS, cancer, Cowley County KS, disability, family, farrier, hoof trimming, horses, horseshoe, Jerry Rich, Norma Rich, rodeos, Sally Palmer, south central Kansas | Comments Off

Empty Plates & Empty Chairs

Posted on December 23, 2025 by Doc Arnett

For most, holidays bring a mix of joy and tears. Embrace both, give thanks for the good, seek healing for each loss, do not let the Past rob you of Today’s joy. Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, Christian Devotions, Death & Dying, Family, food, Poetic Contemplations, Poetry, Relationships, Resurrection/Return, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged Christmas, comfort, faith, family, gifts, gratitude, grief, healing, holidays, hope, Jesus, joy, love, peace, resurrection, reunion, sadness, stockings, Thanksgiving | Comments Off

Through the Eyes of a Little Boy

Posted on December 19, 2025 by Doc Arnett

I can take my Old Man Me, look at my life—both past and present—and twist myself up with guilt, regret, disappointment, and disillusionment. Or… I can remember that little kid and ease down to my knees, bow my head, and give genuine thanks for being blessed beyond imagination. Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Family, Farming, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged achievement, appreciation, disappointment, faith, family, farm, farm kid, gratitude, guilt, life, love, perspective, regret, wealth, work, writing | Comments Off

Blessed Beyond Belief

Posted on October 23, 2025 by Doc Arnett

Realizing that I can choose any one of three bathrooms in our house made me remember we didn’t even have an indoor bathroom! So many things to be grateful for… Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, Christian Devotions, Humor, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged appreciation, bathroom, expectations, family, gratitude, growing up, home, negative thinking, outhouse, Todd County KY | Comments Off

Old Roofs, Old Men… and Younger Ones

Posted on July 14, 2025 by Doc Arnett

And old roof that needed replacing and a sixteen-year-old grandson willing to help replace it… made for some mighty good memory making! Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Family, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged barn roof, family, grandson, hard work, help, home, John Arnett, Johnny Arnett, roofing, shingles, summer roofing, tearing off old roof | Comments Off

Berry Pickin’

Posted on May 14, 2025 by Doc Arnett

In spite of very strict rules forbidding such, my mom used to wear pants when she’d go blackberry picking back in the Fifties and Sixties. It was, I think, a wonderful application of the concept Jesus taught when he said, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.”

But she did wear a dress over the pants! Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Family, Farming, food, Gardening, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged berry picking, blackberries, family, farm life, Fifties, grace, judgment, Kentucky, mercy, religious rules, Sixties, tradition, west Kentucky, women wearing men's clothing | Comments Off

The Brother We Never Knew

Posted on April 22, 2025 by Doc Arnett

My oldest brother lived only a few hours. For fifty years, he was un-named and lay in a tiny grave marked only by a small metal marker that said, “Arnett-Infant Son.” Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, Christian Devotions, Death & Dying, Family, Poetic Contemplations, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged anniversary of death, Arnett, baby grave, Charlie Arnett, family, grief, infant death, life, loss, love, marker, Reuben Arnett, Ruby Arnett, siblings, sorrow, west Kentucky | Comments Off

A Birthday Reflection

Posted on December 26, 2024 by Doc Arnett

Never underestimate the good that can come from one small act, even as small as clicking “Happy Birthday” on Facebook. Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, Christian Devotions, Family, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation, Teaching | Tagged birthday, birthdays, Calloway County High School, colleagues, encouragement, Facebook, family, former students, friends, Fulton City High School, happy birthday, life, Scott County Alternative | Comments Off